Semi-inclusive deep inelastic lepton scattering off complex nuclei

Abstract: It is shown that in semi-inclusive deep inelastic scattering (DIS) of electrons off complex nuclei, the detection, in coincidence with the scattered electron, of a nucleus (A−1) in the ground state, as well as of a nucleon and a nucleus (A−2), also in the ground state, may provide unique information on several long standing problems, such as: i) the nature and the relevance of the final state interaction in DIS; ii) the validity of the spectator mechanism in DIS; iii) the medium induced modifications of the nucleon structure function; iv) the origin of the EMC effect.